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* GentleGiant: He is a tall man and was quite muscular back in the 70s, contrasting with his absurdly soft music and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} persona.
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* JabbaTableManners: "I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet" from ''Jonathan Richman'' consists of the narrator reveling in how disgusting his table manners are.
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* CoolOldGuy: In his early 60s and still making music to this day.
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'''Jonathan Richman''' (born May 16, 1951) is a prolific American singer-songwriter. He rose to underground fame as leader of Music/TheModernLovers, who were among the {{Trope Maker}}s of PunkRock during the early 1970s. After the band broke up, Jonathan ("[[FanNickname Jojo]]") made a HeelFaceTurn towards mellow acoustic rock that couldn't be more different to the Modern Lovers' edgy and intense proto-punk rock. He is recognized for his innocent lyrics, charismatic stage presence, "wide-eyed" performances and distinctive lo-fi style of acoustic rock.
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'''Jonathan Michael Richman''' (born May 16, 1951) is a prolific American singer-songwriter. He rose to underground fame as leader of Music/TheModernLovers, who were among the {{Trope Maker}}s of PunkRock during the early 1970s. After the band broke up, Jonathan ("[[FanNickname Jojo]]") made a HeelFaceTurn towards mellow acoustic rock that couldn't be more different to the Modern Lovers' edgy and intense proto-punk rock. He is recognized for his innocent lyrics, charismatic stage presence, "wide-eyed" performances and distinctive lo-fi style of acoustic rock.
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'''Jonathan Richman''' (born May 16, 1951) is a proflific prolific American singer-songwriter. He rose to underground fame as leader of Music/TheModernLovers, who were among the {{Trope Maker}}s of PunkRock during the early 1970s. After the band broke up, Jonathan ("[[FanNickname Jojo]]") made a HeelFaceTurn towards mellow acoustic rock, rock that couldn't be more different to the Modern Lovers' edgy and intense proto-punk rock. He is recognized for his innocent lyrics, charismatic stage prescence, presence, "wide-eyed" performances and distinctive lo-fi style of acoustic rock.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Considered one of the most influential singer-songwriters of all time.
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* UrExample: Of Indie Folk, Anti-Folk and Lo-Fi rock music in general. Members of the next generation of musicians followed his lo-fi approach, such as Music/ViolentFemmes or Creator/DanielJohnston.
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* UrExample: Of Indie Folk, Anti-Folk and Lo-Fi rock music in general. Members of the next generation of musicians followed his lo-fi approach, such as Music/ViolentFemmes or Creator/DanielJohnston.Music/DanielJohnston.
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Jonathan Richman (born 16. 16th Mai 1951) is a proflific American singer-songwriter. He rose to underground fame as leader of Music/TheModernLovers, who were among the {{Trope Maker}}s of PunkRock during the early 1970s. After the band broke up, Jonathan ("[[FanNickname Jojo]]") made a HeelFaceTurn towards mellow acoustic rock, that couldn't be more different to the Modern Lovers' edgy and intense proto-punk rock. He is recognized for his innocent lyrics, charismatic stage prescence, "wide-eyed" performances and distinctive lo-fi style of acoustic rock.
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* TearJerker: He loves to close albums full of carefree party music with intimate solo ballads.
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Jonathan Richman (born 16. Mai 1951) is a proflific American singer-songwriter. He rose to underground fame as leader of Music/TheModernLovers, who were among the {{Trope Maker}}s of PunkRock during the early 1970s. After the band broke up, Jonathan ("[[FanNickname Jojo]]") made a HeelFaceTurn towards mellow acoustic rock, that couldn't be more different to the Modern Lovers' edgy and intense proto-punk rock. He is recognized for his innocent lyrics, charismatic stage prescence, "wide-eyed" performances and distinctive lo-fi style of acoustic rock.
'''Discography:'''
* ''Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers'' (1976)
* ''Rock 'N' Roll With the Modern Lovers'' (1977)
* ''Modern Lovers 'Live''' (1978)
* ''Back in Your Life'' (1979)
* ''Jonathan Sings!'' (1983)
* ''Rockin' and Romance'' (1985)
* ''It's Time For...'' (1986)
* ''Modern Lovers 88'' (1988)
* ''Jonathan Richman'' (1989)
* ''Jonathan Goes Country'' (1990)
* ''Having a Party With Jonathan Richman'' (1991)
* ''I, Jonathan'' (1992)
* ''Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!'' (1994)
* ''You Must Ask the Heart'' (1995)
* ''Surrender to Jonathan'' (1996)
* ''I'm So Confused'' (1999)
* ''Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow'' (2001)
* ''Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love'' (2004)
* ''Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild'' (2008)
* ''¿A qué venimos sino a caer?'' (2008)
* ''O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth'' (2010)
!This man is associated with the following tropes:
* BreakupBreakout: He became the most popular member of the disfunct band. He also recruited a new band of the same name as a backing band.
* CloudCuckooLander: Sings songs about Yetis in a supermarket and Aliens visiting earth on a regular basis.
** He doesn't allow air conditioning during his concerts, because it is "fake air".
* CultClassic: He has a comparably small but devoted fanbase.
* DenserAndWackier: And how. It's not like Music/TheModernLovers were the most serious band of all time, but his solo music is downright goofy compared to that.
* DoubleEntendre: Sometimes blatantly averted, to the confusion of people not familiar with his innocent music.
** Examples: ''Ice Cream Man'' is not about a drug dealer, it's a celebration of the ice-cream man. ''Buzz Buzz Buzz'' is not a metaphor for wild sex in nature, it's about bees. ''I was Dancing in a Lesbian Bar'' is in fact about dancing in a lesbian bar and nothing else.
* EpicRocking: Maybe one of the strangest examples: the 8-minute long doo-wop hommage ''Ice Cream Man''.
* EmotionalBruiser: Once again, his ballads, in which he intentionally plays against the light-hearted tone of his music.
* GratuitousSpanish: ''Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!'' An entire album of Jonathan going spanish.
* GreekChorus: Memorably played the part in Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary.
* [[GenkiGirl Genki Boy]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjFU98mEem4 His highly entertaining life performances.]]
* LoveNostalgiaSong: ''Back in Your Life'' is an entire album of these.
* Main/{{Pastiche}}: Completely anachronistic surf-rock instrumentals that are frequently included in his albums.
* SeriousBusiness: Inverted, ''all the time''. Nothing of Jonathan Richman's solo career even makes the slightest impression of being the result of hard work. Bandmate Ned Claflin remarked in the liner notes of ''I, Jonathan'' that ''"nothing you do with Jonathan is ever work"''.
* TearJerker: He loves to close albums full with carefree party music with intimate solo ballads.
* UrExample: Of Indie Folk, Anti-Folk and Lo-Fi rock music in general. Members of the next generation of musicians followed his lo-fi approach, such as Music/ViolentFemmes or Music/DanielJohnston.
'''Discography:'''
* ''Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers'' (1976)
* ''Rock 'N' Roll With the Modern Lovers'' (1977)
* ''Modern Lovers 'Live''' (1978)
* ''Back in Your Life'' (1979)
* ''Jonathan Sings!'' (1983)
* ''Rockin' and Romance'' (1985)
* ''It's Time For...'' (1986)
* ''Modern Lovers 88'' (1988)
* ''Jonathan Richman'' (1989)
* ''Jonathan Goes Country'' (1990)
* ''Having a Party With Jonathan Richman'' (1991)
* ''I, Jonathan'' (1992)
* ''Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!'' (1994)
* ''You Must Ask the Heart'' (1995)
* ''Surrender to Jonathan'' (1996)
* ''I'm So Confused'' (1999)
* ''Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow'' (2001)
* ''Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love'' (2004)
* ''Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild'' (2008)
* ''¿A qué venimos sino a caer?'' (2008)
* ''O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth'' (2010)
!This man is associated with the following tropes:
* BreakupBreakout: He became the most popular member of the disfunct band. He also recruited a new band of the same name as a backing band.
* CloudCuckooLander: Sings songs about Yetis in a supermarket and Aliens visiting earth on a regular basis.
** He doesn't allow air conditioning during his concerts, because it is "fake air".
* CultClassic: He has a comparably small but devoted fanbase.
* DenserAndWackier: And how. It's not like Music/TheModernLovers were the most serious band of all time, but his solo music is downright goofy compared to that.
* DoubleEntendre: Sometimes blatantly averted, to the confusion of people not familiar with his innocent music.
** Examples: ''Ice Cream Man'' is not about a drug dealer, it's a celebration of the ice-cream man. ''Buzz Buzz Buzz'' is not a metaphor for wild sex in nature, it's about bees. ''I was Dancing in a Lesbian Bar'' is in fact about dancing in a lesbian bar and nothing else.
* EpicRocking: Maybe one of the strangest examples: the 8-minute long doo-wop hommage ''Ice Cream Man''.
* EmotionalBruiser: Once again, his ballads, in which he intentionally plays against the light-hearted tone of his music.
* GratuitousSpanish: ''Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!'' An entire album of Jonathan going spanish.
* GreekChorus: Memorably played the part in Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary.
* [[GenkiGirl Genki Boy]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjFU98mEem4 His highly entertaining life performances.]]
* LoveNostalgiaSong: ''Back in Your Life'' is an entire album of these.
* Main/{{Pastiche}}: Completely anachronistic surf-rock instrumentals that are frequently included in his albums.
* SeriousBusiness: Inverted, ''all the time''. Nothing of Jonathan Richman's solo career even makes the slightest impression of being the result of hard work. Bandmate Ned Claflin remarked in the liner notes of ''I, Jonathan'' that ''"nothing you do with Jonathan is ever work"''.
* TearJerker: He loves to close albums full with carefree party music with intimate solo ballads.
* UrExample: Of Indie Folk, Anti-Folk and Lo-Fi rock music in general. Members of the next generation of musicians followed his lo-fi approach, such as Music/ViolentFemmes or Music/DanielJohnston.
